Recruiting

Drug Testing and Awareness

Drug testing of student-athletes is year-round.
The NCAA conducts random drug testing of substances found on the
"Banned Drug Classes" list. Student-athletes are encouraged to
communicate any and all substances that they ingest with their
athletic trainers as soon as possible.

Keep in mind, all nutritional supplements
carry some risk of containing an NCAA banned substance because
they're not well regulated and may be contaminated. Failure to
inquire with your Sports Medicine staff prior to supplement use
could result in a positive drug test.

REMEMBER, you, the
student-athlete are ultimately responsible for everything you put
into your body. Accidents do happen and penalties can be
extremely severe, so be sure to check with the appropriate medical
staff before any supplement or other drug use.

Failure to report for testing will result in a
positive test and the same consequences will apply

NCAA Consequence for a Positive Drug
Test

Student-athletes who tests positive for a substance belonging to
a banned drug class shall be declared ineligible for further
participation in postseason and regular-season competition in
accordance with the ineligibility provisions in Bylaw 18.4.1.5.1.
The certifying institution may appeal to NCAA Competitive
Safeguards Committee.

A student-athlete who tests positive in accordance with the
testing methods authorized by the Executive Committee shall be
charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of competition in
all sports and shall remain ineligible for a period of one calendar
year (365 days).

If a student-athlete, who tested positive for any drug other
than a "street drug" as defined in Bylaw 31.2.3.4, tests positive a
second time for the use of any drug,
other than a "street drug", he or she shall lose all remaining
regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports. If the
student-athlete tests positive a second
time for the use of a "street drug", he or she shall
be charged with the loss of a minimum of one additional season of
competition in all sports and also shall remain ineligible for
regular-season and postseason competition at least through the next
calendar year.